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Thank you ❤️

Merry Christmas from The Malloys! 🎄

We REJOICE this year in God’s redeeming grace and love!

After much grief and sadness following the loss of our baby last year, we held on tightly to His word in 1 Peter 5:10

“And the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm, and steadfast.”

He is forever faithful, and it is with great joy that we announce that we are expecting a baby boy in May 2023.

I am so very sensitive to the fact that many of you who read this may read it with your own mixed emotions because you too have suffered through fertility struggles, miscarriage, and/or loss of children in anyway, and perhaps you are still waiting for the fulfillment of Gods promises in growing your family this Christmas. Please know that we stand with you in faith and trust, knowing that our God is good and He is and will always be faithful.

Yes 🙌

I’m sharing this one with the biggest love. I know it’s sensitive. I know it’s heartbreaking.

All I want to say, is that you’re beloved.

🥹

When the test comes back negative again, you’re beloved.

When the doctors say there’s no hope, you’re beloved.

When you feel like you’re getting left behind while everyone else moves forward, you’re beloved.

When no one else understands your pain, you’re beloved.

When they ask again when it’s going to be your turn, you’re beloved.

When you wonder whether this is some kind of punishment, you’re beloved.

When the shame and blame game starts kicking in, you’re beloved.

When that darkness creeps in, you’re beloved.

When you see another pregnancy announcement, you’re beloved.

🤍

I know words won’t fix this, won’t heal this, won’t understand the depth of your pain. All I hope you feel, is the love of God in the middle of it. You’re loved. He hasn’t forgotten you. You’re not abandoned. This isn’t because of sin, or an angry God.
You’re His beloved.

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Tap + follow to see the entire “Beloved” mini word series 🖋

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Thyroid health is a key part of fertility!

🧪 The TSH level considered “normal” has been skewed for years.

🧪 Functional medicine practitioners have since defined that normal reference ranges should be between 1 to 2 μIU/mL, for a healthy person not taking thyroid medications. Anecdotally, I’ve found that most patients feel best with a TSH between 0.5-2 μIU/mL.

🧪 When your thyroid labs are optimal, you may see a reduction in your symptoms - learn more about this here: https://thyroidpharmacist.com/articles/new-studies-on-magnesium-and-thyroid-health/

🧪 Are your thyroid labs optimal?

Want to hear more? Listen to this episode of the Root Cause Medicine Podcast: https://apple.co/3OTNa4b

Have you ever had one of those days (or weeks!) where you just feel stuck?
Maybe you're on peak +8 right in the middle of the hormonal chaos of PMS...🥴
Maybe you're in the 2 week wait worrying and thinking, "I don't know if I can handle another negative pregnancy test this month..."🤗
Maybe the stress of your job or day to day life has you feeling like you are in over your head...😩
I have totally been in each of these places (on many occasions), and most times I would throw up my hands and feel like just giving up on hoping that anything would get better or that I would ever get out of the mess I was feeling. Once I got tired of that, I moved myself into "fix it" mode and started to "do all the things" to try to relieve the pain and discomfort I was feeling.

Recently the Lord invited me to try a different way, a simpler way....He invited me to SURRENDER

I'm sure at this point you might be thinking, "REALLY, Karli?!"😉
Hear me out, OK!?

So often the world tells us to "try this thing" or "do this to feel better," but the Lord offers us something better. It is likely to be uncomfortable at first (especially if you are a recovering "striver" like me!) because it goes against what many of us have learned to do when things get hard. We've been taught that we should be able to make things happen for ourselves, but God has something so much better!

In Exodus 33:12-14, Moses asks the Lord what to do and how to lead God's people. He's not sure what his next step should be. The Lord simply reminds him: “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest" (Exodus 33:14).

It seems counter-intuitive at first, but the Lord makes it clear that we don't need to do it in our own power. When His presence is with us, we can REST.
What does surrender look like? I think it can look a lot of different ways, but the way I surrender best is to lift my hands in praise.
I recently heard a quote: "When we enter His courts with praise, He enters our circumstances with power."
Can I invite you to lift your hands 🙌 wherever you are today, not in a spirit of giving up hope, but in surrender to the One who has the power to do all things? I promise, He will meet you there!

{Jesus is Your Healer} Do you need a healing today? Whether it's the healing of your heart, mind, body or something completely different, God wants to reveal Himself as your Jehovah-Rapha. He wants to bring healing to you.

In the New testament we learn how Jesus revealed Himself as Jehovah-Rapha, the Lord who heals, by dying on the cross. When He died, He didn't just do so for you and I to be cleansed from our sins, but for us to be healed as well.

Healing has always been part of God’s plan and His character. He’s the God who restores and brings His children back into full healing. Jesus healed every person who came to Him. He didn’t always do it in the same way - sometimes with a word, a touch, in person, from afar, out of compassion, or sometimes with an authoritative command, just to name a few. But regardless of how He healed, the fact remains that He healed all who came to Him. Crowds frequently gathered so large that it was almost impossible to get through, but they were desperate for His touch. The Word says that Jesus carried a supernatural power in His hands (Luke 6:19). He could’ve done anything with this power, and what did He choose to do with it? Heal people!

Jesus already made the payment for the healing you need! By the stripes of Jesus you are healed. Hold on to this truth today as you put your faith in Him that the healing you need has already been provided and paid for! Amen.

But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed." Isaiah 53:5

"Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits— who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases." Psalm 103:2-3

We have a full list of verses and declarations for you here --> https://bit.ly/mitmhealingverses

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He is Alive! This year it was on my heart to start a new tradition to help my kids understand the power of this Resurrection Day, and I think the Lord opened my eyes and taught me so much through it as well. As I moved the stone away on our “resurrection garden,” I was deeply moved as I reflected on what it must have been like to find the tomb empty and then discovering that Jesus had risen! Today, may our hearts be opened to His presence and His resurrection power in our lives ❤️

Everyday I come face to face with the limitations of my physical body and instead of choosing to neglect or shame it, I will choose to respect and honor it as a temple of the Holy Spirit inviting the light of Christ in through my weaknesses.

"My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong."
1 Corinthians 12:10

What brings you joy and delight? The last 2 weekends I’ve experienced the joy of seeing my dad share His passion of fishing with his grandchildren. I can remember spending time by the stream with him and my siblings many times growing up. The incredible thing that I realized recently is that it’s not really the fish, or even the stream that my children (and I’m sure my younger self) were so enamored with! It’s the pure joy that radiates from a father’s heart when He teaches his children something he enjoys doing! This is the love our Heavenly Father has for us❤️ As he teaches us, guides us, and walks alongside us each day we too get to experience the JOY that radiates from Him. May you be filled with delight and joy in Him today ❤️☀️

Snacks and meals that contain a mix of 𝘧𝘢𝘵, 𝘧𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘪𝘯 are more slowly digested than those containing just carbs.

This slower digestion leads to a more even absorption of glucose, which in turn keeps your blood sugar levels balanced as well as helping you feel full longer.

Feeling full longer will help eliminate those highs and lows (ie. crashes) that send you running for your next sugar fix.

But what do nutrition and gut health have to do with hormonal health and fertility?
𝗔 𝗟𝗢𝗧!

Grab your free copy of the Roadmap to Hormone Restoration ebook to learn more! (Link in bio or https://pages.gloryrestoredwellness.co/roadmap)

Your body is beautifully designed to work in systems and each system is intricately linked to the others.

I've heard it said before, "Ovaries don't completely malfunction on their own without other systems of the body involved."
If your doctor or other medical practitioner has told you that your ovaries or your hormones aren't functioning well (or you've noticed signs of this yourself), it's time to dig deeper into the other body systems too!

Not sure where to begin?

Let's chat on a breakthrough session! (Link in Bio or: https://p.bttr.to/3tW4woZ)

Did you know that inflammation can affect your hormones?!

Yep, it sure can!

So, of course, we want to avoid it when regulating our cycles and trying to get pregnant. 👍

The hardest inflammatory food to minimize for most of us is 𝘀𝘂𝗴𝗮𝗿! It can be incredibly difficult to find foods that contain minimal (or no) sugar.

Here are some tips to help you get started in reducing your sugar intake:

👉Start with removing any forms of ADDED sugars such as candy, desserts, soft drinks, or fruit drinks.

👉Be aware that added sugars can come in different forms and even different names.

👉Always make sure to double-check labels!

For more practical tips to optimize your hormonal health and get pregnant naturally, don't miss my exclusive eBook "Roadmap to Hormone Restoration."

Get your free copy HERE! (Link in bio or http://pages.gloryrestoredwellness.co/roadmap)

I hear this over and over and over again. In fact, it seems to be a kind of recurring theme in women's health. 👎

"Because of dealing with infertility for so long and not having a normal cycle, it was NORMAL for me to have it be anything but normal."

When we don't know what is normal for our cycle and/or it becomes our normal to have an ABNORMAL cycle, we can get in a place where it's hard to raise our hand and say,

𝘚𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨'𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦.

𝘚𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯.

In my experience, most women KNOW when something is not quite right in their body, but they dismiss it or someone else dismisses it FOR them. 🤔
Be encouraged today!

If you feel like something's not quite right, you 𝘤𝘢𝘯 speak up! AND I'M HERE TO LISTEN! 👂

Is something not quite right in your cycle?

I would love to support you in finding out what's really going on and get back into balance naturally.

Book your breakthrough session TODAY: (Link in bio or https://p.bttr.to/3tW4woZ)

𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀?
Stress increases the hormone 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘭, which influences the other hormones and affects your cycle health!

Here are some of the most important things to focus on to reduce stress and improve the function of your HPA axis, which in turn will improve your cycles and your fertility:

𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧 👍 This doesn’t just mean sleeping (although that is important too). Do something other than just work! What do you enjoy? What brings you peace?

𝗠𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗜𝗡 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗕𝗟𝗘 𝗕𝗟𝗢𝗢𝗗 𝗦𝗨𝗚𝗔𝗥 👍 When you skip meals or don’t eat regularly to maintain a consistent and stable blood sugar, your body recognizes this as stress.

𝗘𝗫𝗖𝗘𝗥𝗖𝗜𝗦𝗘 👍 Regular movement helps to improve your stress response and it also reduces cortisol levels!

What do you do to reduce stress in your life?
Let us know in the comments! 👇👇👇

Sometimes meal planning looks like this! And guess what, that is totally ok! Imperfect action is still action. What’s on your menu this week?!

It's check-in TIME! ⌚️
How's your stress level today?

In general, the body doesn't know how to discriminate between different types of stress. It actually responds in the same way (by triggering the sympathetic nervous system) to all stressors.

A majority of us are at all-time high levels of stress these days. Anyone else noticing this?? 🙋‍♀️

So, let's get real practical for a second. Set your device down (after you finish reading this post, of course 😁) and take inventory of each of these areas of stress in your life. You don't need to change them all at once!

Now, press into prayer for a few minutes. Ask the Lord what's ONE area of stress you CAN (with His grace) reduce today? I guarantee He will meet you there ❤️

You might have noticed some changes around here😉

☑️ New Name
☑️ Refocused Mission
☑️ Renewed Vision

Here at Glory Restored Wellness we believe that we are designed to walk in wholeness and holiness. We are dedicated to educating, inspiring, and equipping women to experience whole health in body, mind, and soul while remaining fully aligned with the TRUTH of the GOSPEL. We believe that you shouldn't have to AND you were NOT designed to separate your physical wellness from your spiritual wellness.

Let's invite the Lord back in to RESTORE ALL areas of our lives?

Who's with me??!🙋🏻‍♀️

Glory Restored Wellness updated their business hours.

You’ve seen me quiet…silent in fact for the last few months…and after much prayer and discernment….I’m back!

“Where have You been,” Some may ask…

We moved, we got a puppy (he’s cute! See the pictures!) we were pregnant, and then we weren’t….

And the Lord has been working in me and molding me through it all….

So many of you are struggling to start or grow your families, so many of you have gone through miscarriage and loss and grieve the child(ren) that aren’t earth side with you. I want you to know I’m in this with you. You’re not alone. I’ve walked the infertility journey, the crazy wild unbalanced hormone journey, the postpartum depression/anxiety and depletion journey, and now the miscarriage journey…

Mommas….my heart breaks for you all…any of you who have walked any part of any of this too…let’s walk together. It has always been my goal to bring you real, honest, vulnerable stories, information and tools for your journey to and through motherhood, and I want you to know….I’m pressing on right alongside you and cheering you on because I know the Lord is Healer and He is still working even in the midst of our pain ❤️❤️

In some seasons, we need to hit the PAUSE button!

We talk a lot about resting and restoring around here!

Why?

Because it is only out of rest that we can go forth! Jesus demonstrated this to us so beautifully when He would take time away to pray with His Father!

We've got some big (and wonderful) transitions going on over here that I can't wait to SHARE with you when I return!! SO STAY TUNED in EARLY AUGUST!

For now, I'm going to get quiet here on social media for a few weeks, so I too can focus fully on where the Father is leading me.

𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗺𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗲, 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘃𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻?
That's a big concern when it comes to your cycle health!

😯😯😯

Inflammation can be caused by numerous factors, most of which are external, and include things like stress, smoking, environmental toxins, and inflammatory foods.

🧐Dr. Lara Briden has identified the top five potentially inflammatory foods as
sugar, gluten, dairy, alcohol, and processed vegetable oils.

So… 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱𝘀? 🤔🤔

Grab your free copy of my eBook "The Roadmap to Hormone Restoration" to find out! (Link in bio or https://www.gracefertilityandwellness.com/pl/280112)

Christi Stoner shared some wise and loving words in her exclusive interview with us. 💜

You can read all about her 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴
story with infertility and adoption in our latest blog article! (link in bio or: https://www.gracefertilityandwellness.com/blog)

FLIP YOUR FERTILITY SCRIPT STEP #3

You DID IT! You’ve arrived at the final step of flipping the infertility script!

In today’s final step, I want to invite you into some challenging questions and reflections.

Are you ready??

I BELIEVE YOU CAN DO THIS!

****deep breathe****

Take some time to reflect and pray through these questions:

𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺, 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘸?

𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘯’𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦?

𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘏𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘵?

It doesn’t mean we let go of the dream of a baby, but instead we take the dream and place it in His hands knowing He is the creator of life and He will fulfill His promises beyond what we could dream or imagine!

I would love to hear what God stirred in your heart as you worked through these 3 steps of flipping your fertility script!

So, do me a favor, ok?!

𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗲 𝗮 𝗗𝗠 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿!

FLIP YOUR FERTILITY SCRIPT STEP #2

In case you missed the previous steps about “Flipping your fertility script” check out the previous 3 posts from this week!

Now that you have started to uncover the lies, it is time to replace them with TRUTH!

Take some time to reflect on a few things to begin to renew your mind about your body and your fertility:

What has God gifted to you already?

What does God say about His creation in scripture?

What does He say about trials and enduring trials in His word?
Here are some #𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗯𝗼𝗺𝗯𝘀 you can begin to use to speak life today:

“𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘯𝘰𝘵.”

“𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘺 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘸.”

“𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵. 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨.”

“𝘐 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯.”

FLIP YOUR FERTILITY SCRIPT STEP #1

Remember all those stories you unpacked yesterday that you have been telling yourself? Let’s just call them what they really are: 𝗟𝗜𝗘𝗦!

Here’s the thing: lies usually come from somewhere (or someone). We want to break off any of those old lies and move toward walking in freedom with the Author of Truth.

I want you to pause and think about some things today to uncover the root of those lies.

Dive into the past (don’t worry we are NOT going to stay there)!
Think about your story up until now:

What moments defined your childhood?
Your teenage years?
Your adulthood?
How have these shaped who you are today?
How have you viewed your body in light of your struggles getting pregnant? How did you view your body before trying to get pregnant?

𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘’𝗦 𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗘 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘!

Acknowledge these moments and your story but we are not going to stay stuck there! Stay tuned for STEP 2 tomorrow!

What is the story you are telling yourself about your body and infertility?

“My body is failing me”

“I’ll never be able to get pregnant.”

“My body isn’t working.”

“I can’t get pregnant.”

“I can’t carry a baby to term.”

“What if:..I can’t give my child a sibling? ..I can’t grow my family? ..I can’t give my husband a child?”

Tell me in the comments what stories you’ve been telling yourself about your body and your fertility ⬇️

TOMORROW we get started with some REAL, PRACTICAL steps to rewire this thinking to RESTORE our mindset!